Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
From: Kraus Philipp (philipp.kraus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-22 16:51:10

Hi Steve,

Am 22.08.2012 um 22:14 schrieb Lemay.Steve:

> Yes, its documented somewhere within the boost.org getting Started Pages, or bjam documentation.  I uncovered it a few months ago - but I am unable to relocate the documentation using boost.org search.  I'm sure it's there somewhere.

*g* "somewhere" is a good choice

> I am unable to get MSVS static library builds to follow this naming convention - but, I'm glad to know it works for DLL's.  It does work as advertised for gcc built static libraries.

But I have got a problem, I have build boost under VS with the --layout=system option, *.lib and *.dll files are named without any tags. Now I would like link this libraries and the linker
tries to search eg libboost_system-vc100-mt-s-1_51.lib also with the tags, but it does not find the lib, because it is named boost_system.lib (same problem with the DLLs)
My linker command shows: link /nologo /out:myprogram.exe /LIBPATH:library/boost/1.51.0/lib boost_program_options.lib boost_system.lib

Do you have an idea why the linker calls the wrong file?

Thanks

Phil

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Kraus Philipp
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:08 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> that works, but is there a documentation for this flag?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Phil
> 
> Am 22.08.2012 um 16:17 schrieb Lemay.Steve:
> 
>> Try --layout=system
>> 
>> 
>> SGL
>> steven.lemay_at_[hidden]
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
>> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jurko 
>> Gospodnetic
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 5:22 AM
>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] build under MSVC with changed library name
>> 
>>  Hi.
>> 
>>> I'm using Boost under MSVC (build from source). Can I change the 
>>> output library name of the compiled libs?
>>> Under unix systems the libs are named: libboost_<sublib>.so Under 
>>> Windows ( http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_50_0/more/
>>> getting_started/windows.html#or-simplified-build-from-source ) there 
>>> are a lot of other information in the filename.
>>> So I need only a special build type (no debug, mt, etc), so I would 
>>> like to tell b2, that the name of the libraries are only 
>>> boost_<sublib>.dll under Windows.
>> 
>>  I am not really sure I understand what you want here, but does perhaps the Boost library build script's '--layout' options solve your problems? It changes the way Boost library targets get their file names generated.
>> 
>>  Hope this helps.
>> 
>>  Best regards,
>>    Jurko Gospodnetić
>> 
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